Cosmetic bottle having tapered outlet,complementing shape of fingers



M. P. SCHMIED BOTTLE HAVLNG {APBBED 0 NG 3,451,399 UTLE'F, COMPLEMENTING SH W FINGERS File I 27, 1960 June 24, 1969 cosmmrc I NVENTOR.

M/LLE PEARE SGHM/EO/NG WARRENHF SCHM/E/D/NG United States Patent 3,451,399 COSMETIC BOTTLE HAVING TAPERED OUTLET, COMPLEMENTING SHAPE OF FINGERS Mill Peare Schmieding, 4909 Vista Arroyo, Mount Helix, La Mesa, Calif. 92041 Continuation-impart of application Ser. No. 407,833, Oct. 30, 1964. This application Dec. 27, 1965, Scr. No. 517,889

Int. Cl. A4511 29/17 US. Cl. 132--73 16 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A manicure substance container or an accessory for such container having an outlet which increases in cross section area outwardly from approximately a size complementing the little finger of a hand to approximately a size complementing the thumb of a hand for receiving any of the fingers of a person.

The present application is a continuation-impart application of my copending application, Ser. No. 407,833, filed Oct. 30, 1964, now abandoned.

The present invention relates to a container or an accessory for a container, and more particularly to the construction of the outlet for a container that contains fingernail coating removing substance and/or cuticle softening substance.

The container or the accessory for the container includes a wall forming an outlet. The interior of this wall is substantially oval at the outlet, in cross section, and increases, in size, progressively from the inlet end to the outlet end thereof.

In one embodiment of the invention, the wall forming the outlet is integral with the container. In another embodiment the wall forming the outlet can be formed of flexible and/or resilient material.

In still another embodiment of the container, the wall forming the outlet can be an accessory to a stern of a container and may be formed of flexible and/ or resilient material.

Other features and the advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a full size fragmentary side view of a container, part thereof being shown in section, the container being tipped to show the outlet stem as containing liquid, said view also showing the end of a thumb of a hand in phantom, extending within the stern;

FIG. 2 is a full size view of the outlet stem looking in the direction of lines 2-2 of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 3, 4 and are full size sectional views of the stern taken along lines 3-3, 44, and 5--5, respectively of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a full size fragmentary view of the container similar to FIG 1, but showing the end of the smallest finger of the same hand in phantom, extending into the stern;

FIG. 7 is a full size fragmentary view of a container showing the improvement as an accessory which is insertable in the stern of a container; and

FIG. 8 is a full size fragmentary view of a container showing the improvement as an accessary attached to the outer side of a stem of the container.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the container is shown at 20 having an outlet stem 22. This container,

may be formed of glass or flexible and/or resilient plastie and the stem 22 may be formed integrally with the storage compartment 24.

This stem 22 is in the form of a hollow wall and this hollow wall forms a progressively increasing, in size, and substantially oval, in cross section, outlet for the storage compartment 24.

This is more clearly depicted in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5.

It will be seen from FIG. 1 that the fleshy part of the end of the thumb of a female, rearwardly of the thumbnail, namely when the thumb is in the position shown in FIG. 1, forms a stop or plug to prevent the flow of substance from the interior of the stem to the exterior thereof. Now referring to FIG. 6, it will be seen that the fleshy part of the smallest finger, rearwardly of the fingernail of the same persons hand, forms a plug or stop to prevent the fiow of substance from the interior of the stem to the exterior thereof. In other words, the wall, forming the outlet of the container, progressively varies from a size which complements the fleshy portion of her little finger, which fleshy portion lies rearwardly of the fingernail of said finger to a size which complements the fleshy portion of a thumb, which latter portion lies rearwardly of the thumbnail. From the foregoing it will be understood that the other three fingers of the same person may be used to plug the stem. Of course, the other three fingers will extend farther into the stem than the thumb, but not so far as the small finger shown in FIG. 6. It will be noted that the large part of the opening is large enough to accommodate the thumbnail of even the biggest man.

The present invention is particularly useful for softening and dissolving the enamel on fingernails in which event a sol-vent will be contained in the storage compartment 24 of the type which is suitable for dissolving lacquer which is used as a coating for the fingernail. Or the container may contain a softener for the cuticle about the fingernail. Or the material within the storage compartment 24 may be a substance which not only acts as a solvent for the lacquer on the fingernail but also as a softener for the cuticle.

In operation, the user will place her finger within the stern and then tip the container 20 so that the fluid will cover the fingernail and the cuticle. The container will be held in this position until the desired results are achieved, namely until the solvent softens the lacquer sufliciently so that it can be removed with a cloth. Thus no sediment of lacquer will be moved from the nail to the container.

In the embodiment showns in FIGS. 7 and 8, the walls, forming the progressively increasing and substantially oval outlet for the storage compartment, are in the form of accessories. In FIG. 7 the accessory, shown at 32, is inserted as such into the stem 22 which latter, of course, is of larger diameter than that shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, inclusive. In FIG. 8, the accessory is shown at 42 and is received by the stem 22 of the container. In this embodiment the stem 22 is of smaller diameter than that shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, inclusive.

The interior contour of the accessory 32 and the accessory '42 is the same as that depicted in FIGS. 1 to 6, inclusive. In either embodiment of FIGS. 7 or 8, the stem may be formed integrally with the storage compartment and the container may be formed of glass or flexible and resilient plastic. Also, the accessories 32 and 42 may each be formed of flexible and/ or resilient material.

From the foregoing it will be understood that by virtue of the present invention simple means has been provided for applying desired cosmetic material to the fingernails and cuticles. It is necessary only that the user insert the desired thumb or finger to the fullest extent within the outlet and then tilt the container so as to encircle the fingernail and cuticle.

I claim:

1. A manicure container having a lacquer dissolving solvent therein and comprising:

(a) a storage compartment for said lacquer dissolving solvent;

(b) a Wall forming an outlet for said storage compartment;

(c) said wall having a concave upper surface and a concave lower surface, said upper and lower surfaces cooperating to form a substantially oval outlet for said container for receiving any of the five digits of a hand;

((1) said outlet progressively varying outwardly from a substantially oval opening of approximately a size complementing the fleshy portion of a little finger, which fleshy portion lies rearwardly of and contiguous to the nail of the finger, to a substantially oval opening of approximately a size complementing the fleshy portion of a thumb, which latter fleshy portion lies rearwardly of and contiguous to the nail of the thumb;

(e) whereby upon insertion of one of the digits of a hand "into said outlet, and upon tilting of said container, said solvent will dissolve any lacquer upon the fingernail of the digit sufiiciently so that the lacquer may be removed with a cloth.

2. A container as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said wall is formed of flexible material.

3. A container as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said wall is formed of resilient material.

4. A container as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said wall is formed integrally with the container.

5. -In combination, a manicure container having an opening and having a lacquer dissolving solvent therein, and an accessory attached to said container, said accessory comprising:

(a) a wall forming an outlet for said container;

(b) said wall having a concave upper surface and a concave lower surface, said upper and lower surfaces cooperating to form a substantially oval outlet for said container for receiving any of the five digits of a hand;

() said outlet progressively varying outwardly from a substantially oval. opening of approximately a size complementing the fleshy portion of a little finger, which fleshy portion lies rearwardly of and contiguous to the nail of the finger, to a substantially oval opening of approximately a size complementing the fleshy portion of a thumb, which latter fleshy portion lies rearwardly of and contiguous to the nail of the thumb;

(d) whereby upon insertion of one of the digits of a hand into said outlet, and upon tilting of said container, said solvent will dissolve any lacquer upon the fingernail of the digit sufliciently so that the lacquer may be removed with a cloth.

6. The combination as defined in claim 5 characterized in that the Wall is formed of flexible material.

7. The combination as defined in claim 5 characterized in that the wall is formed of a resilient material.

8. The combination as defined in claim 5 characterized in that the accessory is of the type adapted to be disposed within the stem of said container.

9. A manicure container having a cuticle softening substance therein and comprising:

(a) a storage compartment for said cuticle softening substance;

(b) a wall forming an outlet for said storage compartment;

(0) said wall having a concave upper surface and a concave lower surface, said upper and lower surfaces cooperating to form a substantially oval outlet for said container for receiving any of the five digits of a hand; i

(d) said outlet progressively varying outwardly from a substantially oval opening of approximately a size complementing the fleshy portion of a little finger, which fleshy portion lies rearwardly of and contiguous to the nail of the finger, to a substantially oval opening of approximately a size complementing the fleshy portion of a thumb, which latter fleshy portion lies rearwardly of and contiguous to the nail of the thumb;

(e) whereby upon insertion of one of the digits of a hand into said outlet, and upon tilting of said container, said cuticle softening substance will soften the cuticle of the digit.

10. A container as defined in claim 9, characterized in that said wall is formed of flexible material. Q

11. A container as defined in claim 9, characterized in that said wall is formed of resilient material.

12;. A container as defined in claim *9, characterized in that said wall is formed integrally with the container. 13. In combination, a manicure container having an opening and having a cuticle softening substance therein,

and an accessory attached to said container, said acces sory comprising:

(a) a wall forming an outlet for said container;

(b)said wall having a concave upper surface and a concave lower surface, said upper and lower surfaces cooperating to form a substantially oval outlet for said container for receiving any of the five digits of a hand;

-(c) said outlet progressively varying outwardly from a substantially oval opening of approximately a size complementing the fleshy portion of a little finger, which fleshy portion lies rearwardly of and contiguous to the nail of the finger, to a substantially oval opening of approximately a size complementing the fleshy portion of a thumb, which latter fleshy portion lies rearwardly of and contiguous to the nail of the finger;

((1) whereby upon insertion of one of the digits of a hand into said outlet, and upon tilting of said container, said cuticle softening substance will soften the cuticle of the digit.

14. The combination as defined in claim 13 characterized in that the wall is formed of flexible material.

15. The combination as defined in claim 13 characterized in that the wall is formed of a resilient material.

16. The combination as defined in claim 13 characterized in that the accessory is of the type adapted to be disposed within the stem of said container.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,846,763 2/1932 Schaefer.

2,097,912 11/1937 (Burnham.

2,239,092 4/1941 Gammill.

2,582,934- 1/1952 Parsons 21s 1oo FOREIGN PATENTS 256,704 3/ 1949 Switzerland.

IJOUIS G. MANOENE, Primary Examiner.

GREGORY E. MCN'EILL, Assistant Examiner. 

